A Mexico-focused specialty coffee brand based in Los Angeles called Tepito Coffee Roasters is working to connect and uplift communities on both sides of the border. On the sourcing and…
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Vortx Kleanair Systems Offers Wet Scrubber Ecofilter for Roaster Emissions
A relatively young California-based company by the name of Vortx Kleanair Systems has launched a cooler, wetter solution for treating emissions from traditional gas coffee roasters. Vortx’s flagship product, the Ecofilter,…
Don’t Pumpkin Spice My August
Now is the summer of our discontent.
Build-Outs Of Coffee: Loma Coffee In Portland, OR
Loma Coffee in Portland, Oregon.
Coffee & Climate Initiative to Premier “It’s Bean Too Hot” Documentary
The Initiative for Coffee & Climate (styled by the group as coffee&climate) is releasing a documentary film called “It’s Bean Too Hot” that focuses on climate adaptation among smallholder coffee…
In Response To Climate Change, Brazilian Producers Are Switching To Robusta
Seeking larger, more dependable yields, some Brazilian coffee producers are switching to Robusta.
Starbucks Opens Farmer Support Center in Minas Gerais, Brazil
Starbucks has opened its first farmer support center in Brazil, in Varginha, Minas Gerais state. The farmer support center is Starbucks’ 10th overall, extending the company’s vertical supply reach while…
Chá Camélia: A Tea Garden Grows In Portugal
Chá Camélia in Fornelo, Portugal.
Olam International Plans IPO for Food Business Unit That Includes Coffee
International food and agri-business giant Olam International has announced that the operating group that comprises its coffee divisions, Olam Food Ingredients (OFI), plans to seek an IPO in 2022. Olam…
China’s Seesaw Coffee Gets $15.4 Million Investment from HeyTea
Influential Chinese specialty coffee roaster and retailer Seesaw Coffee has received an investment of 100 million yuan (approximately US$15.4 million) from Chinese boutique tea chain HeyTea and its shareholders, according…